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Re: GPL 3 and patents question
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John Hasler |
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Re: GPL 3 and patents question |
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Sat, 04 Feb 2006 17:03:22 -0600 |
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Barry Margolin writes:
> Are you saying that this section of the GPL, which says he needs to do
> so, is meaningless? Or are we just misinterpreting it?
It doesn't say he needs to do so. It says he _may_ do so. From the GPL:
8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
original copyright holder who places the Program under this License
may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding
^^^
those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among
countries not thus excluded. In such case, this License incorporates
the limitation as if written in the body of this License.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
Re: GPL 3 and patents question, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/02/01
Re: GPL 3 and patents question, Bernd Jendrissek, 2006/02/03